De Graafschap vs Ajax

De Graafschap vs Ajax

De Graafschap and Ajax face at Stadion De Vijverberg, in a match for the 33th round of the Eredivisie. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 16‑12‑2018, Ajax got a home win by (8‑0). The recent head‑to‑head record favours the away team, since they have a record of 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis of De Graafschap

The home team faces Ajax, in a match for the 33 round, which had been delayed, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 20 losses in the league so far. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches De Graafschap has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 20 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

The Dutch championship is nearing its end and De Graafschap's campaign is very bad. To be more exact, They are struggling against relegation, and all this happened because of their swings. In the field they will need to show a solid football, with maturity and quality, therefore the tendency of a victory increases. Because of this, the team expect to show an improvement in this round, after all they want the three points and now it does not matter who the opponent is or where they will play. In this match Ted van de Pavert, Jurre Vreman and Liban Abdulahi will be out for being in the medical department.

Analysis of Ajax

The away team faces De Graafschap, in a match for the 33 round, which had been delayed, after 27 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the league so far. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in away matches, with 39 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 56 goals scored and 21 conceded. Their last away match was for the KNVB Beker and ended in a win by (0‑4) against Willem II. In the last 10 away league matches Ajax has a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, so they have won 21 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 27 of the last 33 matches for the Eredivisie, they have reached half‑time in front in 23 of those 27 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 25 of them. In 33 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times but have turned the score around in 2.

The unexpected elimination from the Champions League took Ajax by surprise and now they are focused on the Dutch championship. Currently they have been fighting directly for the title and do not think about having a stumble, after all being champion is their desire. Even playing away from home they know they have total conditions to win, so they show the football they know they can add up the three points. On the other hand, they can not get into the field thinking that everything is won. Quite the contrary, they should respect the opponent and play very well to have a positive score. In this match Hassane Bandé and Carel Eiting will be out because they are in the medical department.

Betting suggestion:

De Graafschap will have a difficult task ahead of them, as they will face the competition's leader, so if they want to achieve a good result, they will have to make a great match on the pitch. Ajax are very close to winning the competition title, so in this round should go all over the opponent. We believe Ajax will be able to create great chances for goals in the first stage, and for this we will bet on the Asian handicap of Ajax -1.0 until the half-time.

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